I KNOW, BUT I DON’T KNOW: THE CONTEMPLATION OF DEATH
I KNOW, BUT I DON’T KNOW: THE CONTEMPLATION OF DEATH “Sabbe sattā maranti ca marimsu ca marissare, Tath’evāham marissāmi, n’atthi
Read moreI KNOW, BUT I DON’T KNOW: THE CONTEMPLATION OF DEATH “Sabbe sattā maranti ca marimsu ca marissare, Tath’evāham marissāmi, n’atthi
Read moreBĀHIYA’S TEACHING: IN THE SEEN IS JUST THE SEEN Many Buddhists think about the Dhamma too much and practise too
Read morePRACTISING IN THE WORLD A talk given to lay people by Ajahn Brahmavamso on 26th April 2003 at the end
Read moreCULTIVATE TRANQUILITY, HARVEST INSIGHT Introduction by Bhikkhu Bodhi In America, Theravada Buddhist meditation is often flatly identified with the practice
Read moreBUDDHISM, THE ONLY REAL SCIENCE I used to be a scientist. I did Theoretical Physics at Cambridge University, hanging out in
Read moreTHE ENDING OF THINGS – A DISCOURSE ON “NON-SELF” Whatever arises passes away. This is the last talk of the
Read moreTHE BLISS OF LETTING GO In the Buddhist world today, there is much discussion among meditators about the relevance of Jhana (to
Read moreJOY AT LAST TO KNOW THERE IS NO HAPPINESS IN THE WORLD – A TALK ON THE FIRST THREE NOBLE
Read moreUSING VARIETY TO “FRESHEN UP” OUR MEDITATION ANOTHER APPROACH, DOING DEEP SAMADHI FIRST Another way of doing loving-kindness meditation applies
Read moreUSING VARIETY TO “FRESHEN UP” OUR MEDITATION TAKING METTA INTO A JHANA What you should do to access Jhana through Metta, is be
Read moreUSING VARIETY TO “FRESHEN UP” OUR MEDITATION RECAPITULATION Now to recapitulate what we’ve covered so far: when you practice the
Read moreUSING VARIETY TO “FRESHEN UP” OUR MEDITATION CHOOSE AN OBJECT YOU CAN RELATE TO One person I know didn’t have
Read moreUSING VARIETY TO “FRESHEN UP” OUR MEDITATION METTA INCLUDES COMPASSION Loving-kindness includes compassion, so you can use compassion to generate Metta.
Read moreUSING VARIETY TO “FRESHEN UP” OUR MEDITATION LOVING-KINDNESS MEDITATION (METTA) Metta is the Buddhist word for “loving-kindness.” It refers to the
Read moreUSING VARIETY TO “FRESHEN UP” OUR MEDITATION Introduction In this chapter I’d like to discuss some different types of meditation
Read moreTHE QUALITY OF MINDFULNESS In this chapter, I want to explore “mindfulness ” in greater depth. Mindfulness is one of
Read moreMEDITATION: THE HEART OF BUDDHISM I want to talk in depth today about the nature of Buddhism. Very often I read
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